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On a Ford Ranger, I have a set of 225/75R16 winter tires on 16" alloy wheels that I mounted 6 years ago and it seems like in the last few years I've been getting random small leaks at the bead or at the valve stem. I bought these rims used, but personally wire brushed the surfaces clean before...

I just got a basic gas pressure washer which came with an Annovi Reverberi RMV series pump, which I believe is one of their basic low end units. To my surprise there is no oil plug, and on reading the manual it suggests that no oil change is necessary. If one were to change the oil, the head...

Up here in Canada for vehicle specific coolants, we have the OEM brand from Canadian Tire and also Napa has their store brand vehicle specific coolant. Both are made by Reochem and have the same color branding, but they are slightly different regarding the specs they list and also the vehicle...

Got some Rain X Spot Free Car Wash on sale this week and WOW what a pleasant surprise. I've always been used to having to do a wipe down after rinsing to get rid of water spots, but with this car wash, I literally only had to rinse it off and there are almost NO water spots afterwards. This is...

As per the title. I made the mistake of using a set of allow wheels for my winter tires. Although I personally wire brushed the bead sealing lip perfectly before installing my winter tires, 5 years later the tires have slow leaks in varying rates. I figure I have maybe 2-3 seasons left on these...

Hello, I'm attempting to rebuild my pressure washer pump (model #: BE RX710) of which the water has been getting into the oil, so I suspect there's a bad seal. This pump has a replacement parts kit (73.170.010) but it appears to be discontinued so I can't find anything. I measured the...

My Hyundai Genesis Coupe calls for Pentosin CHF202 as the OE power steering fluid, but this stuff is getting harder to find and is expensive. I tend to like to change out my PSF regularly on all vehicles just because gunk always seems to build up in the reservoir screen mesh. I understand this...

I have a 2008 Ford Ranger 3.0 and have been chasing down a frustrating intermittent P0340 error and I'm trying to narrow things down electrically. Apparently sometimes these can be caused by a bad alternator. I have one of those handheld battery testers and there's a charging mode test. I'm...

I have one of those electronic battery testers that give out a battery SOH (state of health %) value to estimate how much usable CCA is left. It basically takes the usable CCA over the rated CCA as a percentage. I'm thinking it would be good practice to do a quick battery health check every fall...

This problem has been bugging me on my 2008 Ford Ranger 3.0 and I have no idea how to fix it! I'm getting an intermittent P0340 camshaft position sensor error, of which is common on these vehicles when the camshaft synchronizer goes bad. I've already replaced ALL of these parts with brand new...

I have a 2011 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T that is known for timing stretch in as little as 100,000 kms. I've been running a quality synthetic (5W30 Pennzoil Platinum) for most of it's life at 8000km oil change intervals and the oil analysis comes back perfect, even suggesting I could go longer...

With such a massive heat wave coming in, that got me thinking. For an average automobile, what's typically the max safe ambient that most vehicles are designed for? At what coolant temp should one start to be concerned? I have an OBD monitor and noticed that today when it was +35C out with an...

Hi guys, I'm kind of confused on this one as I've scoured the internet and there seems to be conflicting information. The official recommendation is to use the synchronizer alignment tool which is a small plastic cap, but I discovered there's two styles. There's both a blue (metal notch on the...

I usually get a bunch of cans of brake cleaner when it's on sale, but that got me thinking. There's surely cheaper substitutes that can be used? Googling around, I see that denatured alcohol is common but it's not readily available here in Canada. Thought I would make a thread to gather some...

I'm going to be looking for used vehicle for a family member and the criteria is: Price: Type: Sedan, wagon, or hatchback that is good on gas Drivetrain: Automatic FWD. I am open to AWD, but it's generally less reliable so I'd rather get them a FWD with winter tires. I'll be doing all the work...

I have a 1998 Toyota 4Runner with a 2.5" lift in the front and have the front toe set at 0. Rear is a solid axle so not adjustable. I'm finding the vehicle to be a bit unstable-ish at highway speeds when the roads have a little snow/ice on them in the winter. Normal dry highway driving is...

I may be scoping around for an AWD vehicle for a family member soon and will be looking at used vehicles in the $5000 range. I've always been hesitant on used AWD vehicles since it just seems like more parts that could break. I'm noticing a lot of these modern AWD systems use clutch packs in...

I just realized my Toyota 4Runner is 22 years old now and the A/C system is all original, still blows cold. I'm wondering do A/C systems need to be periodically flushed and recharged? After all, it is a pump circulating fluid of which I would imagine there to be wear metals and such in there...

In an effort to simplify my stash, I want to stick with a single grade for all the vehicles I service. Hence I'd like to standardize with a 30 weight oil. Up here in Canada, we can get Pennzoil Platinum Euro LX in 0W30 but it only meets Chrysler's MS-11106 spec. One of my vehicles is a 2015...

As per the title I have a 2015 Dodge Caravan with the 3.6 Pentastar. In 2 years it might only see 10,000 kms which is just about what I would typically change the oil at. The vehicle is not short trip driven, just infrequently driven. But when it's driven it could see longer distance or extended...